In inglese, "rather" in questo uso indica che una qualità è presente in grado notevole o relativamente alto. La sua intensità dipende dal contesto; rather difficult (piuttosto difficile) può essere più forte di fairly difficult e talvolta trasmettere sorpresa, critica o enfasi. È particolarmente comune nell'inglese britannico e in alcuni contesti può suonare più formale di pretty.

Che cosa significa la parola inglese "rather" in questo uso?

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unless

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although

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because

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since

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Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 9 - 9H in the Solutions Pre-Intermediate coursebook, such as "rather", "unless", since"", etc.

Solutions Pre-Intermediate "Unità 9 - 9H" Vocabolario